Well sure I can find an engine for 1500 if I am able to put another
4000-5000 into it. I kinda had the impression of an Cont. 65 for the first
number . I've seen them ready to put on a plane for 3000-3500. Finding one
ready to go for about 1500 would be a good scrounge!!

I am waiting to get the Engine out of my wife's Geo to use on a Jenny. I
always tell her if she sees a wreck coming to please make sure she points my
airplane engine in a good direction!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech
wrote in message
oups.com...
I've purchased three halfway decent A-65s for an average of $1500,
each, on Barnstormers, within the last six months. One of them was
"good to go" as an experimental, and two of them would require about
$4000 to make them good, serviceable CERTIFIED with complete logbooks
aircraft engines.

The fact that some people lack the ability to scrounge, and keep eyes
open and cash ready, doesn't mean that the rest of us cannot.

The cost of the auto conversions, especially the "kits" just doesn't
justify the risk involved. If they were truly less expensive, I'd be
all over them. Unfortunately, they cost about the same, or more, than
buying more proven aircraft power.